Established in 1969, Larsen’s Fish Market sits at the heart of the fishing village of Menemsha. The market, equally beloved by locals and summer residents, has grown under the stewardship of second-generation owner and fishmonger Betsy Larsen to become a community institution.
Tasked with replacing the original building, our firm reviewed years of receipts and orders to better understand and rethink the building from the inside out to both improve conditions for business operations and the customer experience.
We strived to make more room for the customer experience, rethink the space to accommodate the growing back-of-house operations, and optimize it all for efficiency within the same footprint. This challenge was met without losing the wonderful culture that the Larsens have built.
A fifteen-foot-long set of sliding glass windows grace the street side and open to directly greet the new raw bar, now accessible from the curb. The formerly 7’6” space vaults to a double height wood framed interior, a nod to the old fishing shacks still dotting the village. Hanging from the rafters are handmade lobster traps, connecting the market’s operations back to its roots.
